/ Dictionary / Index A autophagia: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: au•to•pha•gia Pronunciation: (ô"tu-fā'ju, -jē-u), [key] — n. Physiol. controlled digestion of damaged organelles within a cell. the maintenance of bodily nutrition by the metabolic breakdown of some bodily tissues. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. autooxidation autophyte Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language